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[Chuck Norris]

Dominguez Hills is a very resilient basketball team, but I wouldn’t try rallying from a 16 or 17 point deficit three straight times if I were them. It’s probably inevitable though. I’d be shocked if they have enough in the tank to hang with Nova. It was one heck of a run by them regardless.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Dominguez Hills is a very resilient basketball team, but I wouldn’t try rallying from a 16 or 17 point deficit three straight times if I were them. It’s probably inevitable though. I’d be shocked if they have enough in the tank to hang with Nova. It was one heck of a run by them regardless.

Those legs have to be getting tired. Nova also had a pretty easy night.

[bballfan03]

I fel nova definitely gets some leniency because of Crutch and their notoriety.

Their hounding CSUDH and what is called a foul against WLU and GU every time is a no call lol even from WLUs previous game... they were barely touching people and getting calls. Nova literally just had 3 guys grab the players arm and no call lol

[Chuck Norris]

Even in defeat, Dominguez Hills certainly proved me wrong yesterday. Every time Nova looked like they might pull away for good, CSUDH had an answer. Unfortunately, officiating played a major role, which you always hate to see in a championship game.

As for Nova, we just need to get used to seeing them on the last day of the season, for better or worse. Crutchball plus elite d2 talent is a pretty lethal combination at this level.

[boatcapt]

Even in defeat, Dominguez Hills certainly proved me wrong yesterday. Every time Nova looked like they might pull away for good, CSUDH had an answer. Unfortunately, officiating played a major role, which you always hate to see in a championship game.

As for Nova, we just need to get used to seeing them on the last day of the season, for better or worse. Crutchball plus elite d2 talent is a pretty lethal combination at this level.

While the Style has been increasing in popularity over the last few seasons, I'm really surprised more coaches don't adopt it. Don't know if it is fear or pig headedness but what ever the reason, current coaches even at the DII level seem to be more willing to lose their jobs as opposed to adopting a now proven style that equally has proven to be able to turn a program around almost overnight.

Only thing more married than me is a DII coach to "his" style! Seems like he would rather die than admit that MAYBE there is a better way of coaching basketball!!!

[Chuck Norris]

While the Style has been increasing in popularity over the last few seasons, I'm really surprised more coaches don't adopt it. Don't know if it is fear or pig headedness but what ever the reason, current coaches even at the DII level seem to be more willing to lose their jobs as opposed to adopting a now proven style that equally has proven to be able to turn a program around almost overnight.

Only thing more married than me is a DII coach to "his" style! Seems like he would rather die than admit that MAYBE there is a better way of coaching basketball!!!

I’ve always believed that Coach Crutchfield gives his players a level of freedom, in game, that established head coaches would have a really difficult time doing. Most basketball coaches at all levels coach every possession to death. I don’t think the Crutchfield system works at maximum capacity if you do that and I think that would be the hardest thing for most coaches to stop doing. They simply aren’t wired like he is.

Now I will say that I haven’t observed any JC’s protégés closely enough to know how closely they follow his in game demeanor. But I would venture to guess for the most part they are similarly “hands off” during game action. I feel like that’s a difficult thing to learn if you’ve come up in your career learning and doing things a different way.

[Columbuseer]

I’ve always believed that Coach Crutchfield gives his players a level of freedom, in game, that established head coaches would have a really difficult time doing. Most basketball coaches at all levels coach every possession to death. I don’t think the Crutchfield system works at maximum capacity if you do that and I think that would be the hardest thing for most coaches to stop doing. They simply aren’t wired like he is.

Now I will say that I haven’t observed any JC’s protégés closely enough to know how closely they follow his in game demeanor. But I would venture to guess for the most part they are similarly “hands off” during game action. I feel like that’s a difficult thing to learn if you’ve come up in your career learning and doing things a different way.

I agree with your assessment about freedom of play. Most coaches want to micromanage every possession and they resist letting it go. Most coaches are creatures of habit, coaching the way they have learned to play.
Very hard to change, especially if one has had success, such as winning 70% of games.

In one interview, Crutchfield stated that he wanted players to quickly identify the situation, assess the possible responses, and choose the best response quickly in real time.

He or Howlett said once said that the ideal game would be one where he never had to call a set play from the bench.

But one also has to practice differently than traditional teams.

[boatcapt]

I’ve always believed that Coach Crutchfield gives his players a level of freedom, in game, that established head coaches would have a really difficult time doing. Most basketball coaches at all levels coach every possession to death. I don’t think the Crutchfield system works at maximum capacity if you do that and I think that would be the hardest thing for most coaches to stop doing. They simply aren’t wired like he is.

Now I will say that I haven’t observed any JC’s protégés closely enough to know how closely they follow his in game demeanor. But I would venture to guess for the most part they are similarly “hands off” during game action. I feel like that’s a difficult thing to learn if you’ve come up in your career learning and doing things a different way.

Yep...West Liberty players are expected to know what to do and then to make the right decisions in game without direct coach instruction. When they have the shot, they are expected to take the shot OR to know were the player with a better shot is and to make a pin point pass to him.

We talk about WLU practices being the equivalent to open gym and it often looks like that. But there is plenty of coaching going on and this coaching is immediately reinforced in game speed practice.

In game, we effectively have five "coaches" on the floor...Ben may call a play, but there is a pretty good chance that even if he didn't, that would be the play the players on the floor ran.